Vizag Shipyard full History and tour II 80 Years old Vizag Shipyard details

Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) was built by industrialist Walchand Hirachand as a part of The Scindia Steam Navigation Company Ltd. Walchand selected Visakhapatnam as a suitable location for the construction of the yard and took possession of the land in November 1940. The foundation stone for the shipyard was laid by Dr. Rajendra Prasad on 21 June 1941, who was at that time the acting Congress President.
The first ship to be constructed fully in India after independence was built at the Scindia Shipyard and named Jal Usha. It was launched in 1948 by Jawaharlal Nehru at a ceremony where the families of Seth Walchand Hirachnd, late Narottam Morarjee, and Tulsidas Kilachand, the partners of Scindia Shipyard, were present along with other dignitaries and industrialists.
Walchand died in 1953, and the Scindia Shipyard continued to operate successfully under the next of kin of the founders. However, in 1961 the shipyard was nationalized and renamed Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL).
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